making Tarot

been a great way to push myself into trying new techniques and ideas. It’s been a number of years since I’ve been part of an active group so it’s been really fun to get back into some things through the Regresty site. Yes, it’s a humour site, but they do some great fund-raising and charity work as well. I’ve been contributing items to the monthly shop but also recently signed up to take part in a larger project. It’s the creation of a custom tarot deck based around some running jokes on the site. (and the Rider-Waite deck designs) Considering how raunchy many of the jokes are, it most decidedly deserves a mature contentwarning! The hope is to get it printed, in a limited run of 1000 decks and then sell them to support the charity. To raise the funds we’re signed up on a site called Kickstarter which lets people pledge support for artistic projects in return for tangible rewards. It’s a really cool concept for funding and nobody gets charged unless the full amount is reached. It’s also doubling as a way to pre-order decks, since it will such a limited run. I’ve played it pretty straight with my card, which is the Three of Gears (3 of swords) It’s not finished yet, but this is how it’s looking so far. I’m hopeful that we’ll manage to actually get it printed, but if not, it’s been a fun challenge to be part of.

Edit: And the project has been fully funded so it WILL be going ahead! I’ll share some pictures when my copy arrives!